The Central Post Office located in a historic building in Kyiv on Khreschatyk Street on April 12, 2021. The owner of this building, state postal operator Ukrposhta, considers selling some of its premises to turn them into a hotel with a casino. Gambling was legalized in Ukraine in 2020. The commission has already issued 18 licenses for $20 million in total since the beginning of 2021.

Ukraine’s leading gambling operator Parimatch’s ads are a common sight in Kyiv. The company’s ubiquitous black and yellow colors adorn every corner of the Ukrainian capital, making it difficult to believe that gambling was still illegal a year ago.

Ukraine officially banned gambling in 2009 after a fire killed nine people in a gaming hall, but casinos found legal loopholes to continue operating despite the ban, creating a de facto grey market riddled with corruption schemes.

Source: www.kyivpost.com

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